Skills reform

The white paper was promising – but why are ITPs still fighting for recognition?

Research out next month will prove the value of independent training providers, writes Jane Hickie The past year saw...

Jess Staufenberg
Jane Hickie
Skills reform

The skills bill is the blueprint for transforming the country

Apprenticeships are extraordinarily popular – and more progress is being made from the skills bill, writes Alex Burghart Skills...

Jess Staufenberg
Alex Burghart MP
Skills reform

The skills white paper: too much rhetoric, too little action

A lack of movement is causing planning blight and eroding the skills landscape, writes Sue Pember In January 2021,...

Jess Staufenberg
Sue Pember
Long read

‘Sport is special – it’s in your face’: New College Pontefract

Sport is often forgotten in discussions of FE. But with Ofsted looking hard at ‘personal development’, the award-winning PE...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

I wish FE offered a broader range of subjects to study

Students should be able to study what interests them, instead of the subjects the system prefers them to pursue,...

Jess Staufenberg
Aaliyah Kennedy
Staffroom - Opinion

We must dispel the image of a male coder sitting in a dark room all night

A career in tech isn’t all about coding – there are multiple other roles for young people too, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Sukvinder Kathuria
Opinion

Why the delay to mental health teams reaching all colleges?

Colleges are reporting more suicides and eating disorders – they need better support now, writes Richard Caulfield Over a...

Jess Staufenberg
Richard Caulfield
Skills reform

Remove the universal credit rules blocking people from education

‘Conditionality’ rules are forcing people to give up their training courses, writes Peter Aldous Like all MPs, I am...

Jess Staufenberg
Peter Aldous MP
Opinion

7 steps to having ‘guerilla careers hotspots’ around your college

Providers should be more creative about inspiring students into the labour market, writes Andrew Bernard Imagine you’re just queuing...

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Andrew Bernard